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ArticleSmall methods2025

Analyzing DNA Origami Nanostructure Assembly by Dynamic Light Scattering and Nanoparticle Tracking Analysis.

Qiaochu Zhang, Xu Chang, Alireza Ebrahimimojarad, Akshay Shah, Fei Zhang, Jinglin Fu

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Article in Small methods, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers.

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8 citing papers in PubMed.

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  8. Tuning the stability of DNA tetrahedra with base-stacking interactions.bioRxiv : the preprint server for biology · 2024
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6 authors.

Qiaochu ZhangCenter for Computational and Integrative Biology, Rutgers University-Camden, Camden, NJ, 08102, USA.
Xu ChangDepartment of Chemistry, Rutgers University-Newark, Newark, NJ, 07102, USA.
Alireza EbrahimimojaradCenter for Computational and Integrative Biology, Rutgers University-Camden, Camden, NJ, 08102, USA.
Akshay ShahDepartment of Chemistry, Rutgers University-Camden, Camden, NJ, 08102, USA.
Fei ZhangDepartment of Chemistry, Rutgers University-Newark, Newark, NJ, 07102, USA.
Jinglin FuCenter for Computational and Integrative Biology, Rutgers University-Camden, Camden, NJ, 08102, USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0814-0089

Funding

R15: Enhancement of Genome Editing in Hematopoietic Stem Cells by Nucleic Acids Nanoparticles Delivery of CRISPR/CAS SystemR15HL177745 · NHLBI · RUTGERS THE STATE UNIV OF NJ CAMDEN · PI FU, JINGLIN · 2025 to 2025
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Arts and Sciences OMIC Summer Research Grant and Undergraduate Apprenticeship from AEOPDoD DURIP W911NF2010107NHLBI NIH HHS R15 HL177745NSF DMR-2046835NSF MRI 2215917NSF PFI award 2141141PECASE award W911NF1910240Rutgers-Camden Chancellor's Grant for Independent Student Research
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The field of nucleic acid self-assembly has advanced significantly, enabling the creation of multi-dimensional nanostructures with precise sizes and shapes. These nanostructures hold great potential for various applications, including biocatalysis, smart materials, molecular diagnosis, and therapeutics. Here, dynamic light scattering (DLS) and nanoparticle tracking analysis (NTA) are employed to investigate DNA origami nanostructures, focusing on size distribution and particle concentration. Compared to DLS, NTA provided higher resolution in size measurement with a smaller full-width at half-maximum (FWHM), making it particularly suitable for characterizing DNA nanostructure. To enhance sensitivity, a fluorescent NTA method is developed by incorporating an intercalation dye to amplify the fluorescence signals of DNA origami. This method is validated by analyzing various DNA origami structures, ranging from 1 and 2D flexible structures to 3D compact shapes, and evaluating structural assembly yields. Additionally, NTA is used to analyze dynamic DNA nanocages that undergo conformational switches among linear, square, and pyramid shapes in response to the addition of trigger strands. Quantitative size distribution data is crucial not only for production quality control but also for providing mechanistic insights into the various applications of DNA nanomaterials.

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DNADynamic Light ScatteringNanoparticlesNanostructuresNucleic Acid ConformationParticle SizeDNADNA origamidynamic DNA self‐assemblydynamic light scatteringnanoparticle tracking analysissize distribution

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PMID40536202
PMCPMC12391627

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